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This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of digital mental health teletherapy programs for adolescents with depression in urban Nigeria.

February 26, 2026Open Access

Digital Mental Health Teletherapy Programmes for Urban Nigerian Adolescents with Depression: A Systematic Literature Review

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This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of digital mental health teletherapy programs for adolescents with depression in urban Nigeria.
Conducted a comprehensive literature search across multiple databases.
Applied predefined inclusion criteria and risk of bias assessment to eligible studies.
Estimated treatment effects using statistical modeling and reported uncertainty with confidence intervals.
Digital teletherapy programs showed moderate effectiveness in reducing depressive symptoms.
Approximately 45% of urban Nigerian adolescents reported improvement in their depression.
The findings highlight the potential for digital mental health solutions in urban settings.

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This systematic review demonstrates digital teletherapy's effectiveness for improving depression in adolescents, suggesting significant implications for mental health care in urban Nigeria.

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Okpokiri et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699fe3af95ddcd3a253e7bc9 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18758192

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This systematic review demonstrates digital teletherapy's effectiveness for improving depression in adolescents, suggesting significant implications for mental health care in urban Nigeria.

Digital Mental Health Teletherapy Programmes for Urban Nigerian Adolescents with Depression: A Systematic Literature Review

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Digital Mental Health Teletherapy Programmes for Urban Nigerian Adolescents with Depression: A Systematic Literature Review

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